Inspired by a 2004 Playboy article by journalist Mark Boal, In the Valley of Elah (2007) is the fictionalized story of a model U.S. soldier who comes home from Iraq and then goes AWOL. Jonathan Tucker's company has returned from duty, but he's nowhere to be seen; his dad, Tommy Lee Jones—a Vietnam vet, passionate patriot, and staunch believer in his son's mission overseas—mounts an investigation into Jon's disturbing disappearance. Jurisdictional issues get in his way, though, as the Fort...